Reborn as an 80s-aged woman, her unfilial son begs for forgiveness on his knees.

Upon hearing this, the neighbor immediately perked up and leaned in at a low voice: "Your husband is missing? That's a big deal!"

What happened? Did she run away with someone or did something happen to her?

Zhang Ju continued working, her tone calm: "Who knows? They just disappeared without saying a word."

Seeing her like this, the neighbor didn't press her further. She just sighed and advised, "Don't take it too hard. Maybe you went south with your friends."

There are more opportunities in the south now; once you've made money, you'll naturally come back.

Zhang Ju smiled, didn't reply, and continued making dumplings.

Seeing that she was unwilling to say more, the neighbor chuckled awkwardly and left.

After a busy morning, Zhang Ju returned home to find her door pried open. Her mother-in-law was ransacking her room, muttering, "Where's the money? Where did you hide it?"

Standing at the door, Zhang Ju watched her mother-in-law throw the clothes from the wardrobe onto the floor one by one, and a tension suddenly gripped her.

She strode forward, grabbed her mother-in-law's hand that was rummaging through things, and asked in a surprisingly calm voice, "Mom, what are you looking for?"

When Li's mother had her hand held down, she was taken aback at first, then shook off her hand, and gave an awkward, embarrassed smile: "I... I was just thinking that since your husband isn't home, it's just you, a woman, taking care of two children. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to keep any money you have, so I'm helping you keep the money safe so that no one will covet it."

Zhang Ju sneered inwardly upon hearing this, but remained outwardly composed.

The Li family has three sons, and Zhang Ju's husband is the eldest.

The second son took over the job from Li's father, while the third son is still in school.

Zhang Ju knew in her heart that her mother-in-law was eyeing the money she had saved from selling wontons.

My father-in-law is retired and does nothing all day but lie in bed groaning. Sometimes he pushes his wheelchair out and brags to people about how successful his son is.

In fact, Zhang Ju already knew that her husband was alright, but that he had sold his job and run away with Widow Zhang.

The people who helped Li leave were her parents-in-law.

Zhang Ju knew exactly what was going on, but she kept quiet about it.

She knew she was an outsider in this family; her in-laws only cared about their sons and never paid attention to her or her two daughters.

Over the years, she endured all the humiliation, thinking that life had to go on, her two daughters were still young, and she couldn't afford to collapse.

But this family kept pressing her, even trying to take away the little bit of hard-earned money she had saved.

Zhang Ju's usually timid eyes sharpened. She stared straight at her mother-in-law and said, word by word, "Mom, this money is what I saved by selling wontons from dawn till dusk. It's for my two daughters' school fees."

"Your son's life is still hanging in the balance. If you take the money, the three of us won't be able to survive."

Looking at Zhang Ju like this, Li's mother felt a chill run down her spine.

For the past two days, the police have been coming to her door every day to investigate. She insisted that she didn't know where her son had gone, but deep down she was uneasy.

But the local police officer said that the letters of introduction for her son and Widow Zhang to go south were obtained by her through an acquaintance from the neighborhood committee. The old acquaintance who helped her get the letters of introduction also got into trouble, was publicly criticized by his unit, had to write a letter of self-criticism, and had six months' salary deducted.

That old acquaintance was furious. Yesterday, he even came to her house, pointed his finger at her, and berated her, saying that she had caused her great harm and made her lose all face.

Li's mother hated Zhang Ju to the core at this moment.

If she hadn't interfered and reported it to the authorities, her son's trip south wouldn't have been exposed so quickly, and she wouldn't have been dragged into this and be verbally abused.

The more Li's mother thought about it, the angrier she became. She flung Zhang Ju's hand away, pointed at Zhang Ju's nose, and cursed, "Zhang Ju, you jinx! Ever since you entered our Li family, you haven't brought us a single good day!"

My perfectly healthy son was forced to find another way out because you couldn't give him a son!

You dare to report your own man to the authorities? What are you up to?

Let me tell you, all the money you earn belongs to the Li family. You, an outsider, can't possibly pocket it!

Hearing her mother-in-law's distorted words, Zhang Ju was so angry that she trembled all over and rushed to her in-laws' room, smashing and destroying things.

"You two old hags, you helped your son and Widow Zhang cheat on each other and even helped them escape, and now you're turning around and blaming me!"

Let me tell you, Li Laoda and I are legally married.

He abandoned his wife and children and ran away with another woman. This is bigamy and indecent assault!

You still want my money? Dream on!

Zhang Ju overturned the enamel basin on the chest of drawers with a loud crash, scattering needles and thread all over the floor.

She swept the thermos bottle to the ground, where it shattered with a bang, splashing scalding hot water all over the floor. Startled, Li's mother screamed and jumped back two steps.

"Zhang Ju, are you trying to rebel?"

Li's mother rushed in and slammed her hand on the octagonal table, causing the teacups on the table to rattle and spill tea all over the table.

The commotion at the Li family's home attracted the attention of the surrounding neighbors.

People peeked over the wall, watching the spectacle with curiosity, and made comments like, "Hey, what's the Li family up to?"

Zhang Ju didn't care what others said; she poured out all the resentment she had accumulated over the years.

She overturned the octagonal table, shattering the teapot and teacups on the floor with a crash, and shards of white porcelain flying into the corner.

"Hey, eldest daughter-in-law, what are you doing?"

"Your man has disappeared, and instead of going out to look for him, you're causing a scene at home. What kind of behavior is that!"

Aunt Wang from next door squeezed through the crowd, grabbed Zhang Ju's arm, and tried to persuade her to calm down.

"Exactly, you're being so inconsiderate."

Your in-laws are already heartbroken because of your husband's situation, and instead of comforting them, you're causing a scene at home, smashing and looting things! What kind of behavior is that?!

Zhang Ju flung Aunt Wang's hand away and sneered, "Me, comfort them? They'd love for me to die out there so Widow Zhang can have a place."

do you know?

Li Laoda didn't go missing at all; he took the heavily pregnant Zhang Widow to the south!

The letter of introduction for Li Laoda's trip south was actually obtained by my mother-in-law through someone she asked at the local street office.

You're still trying to persuade me, but do you know what they're plotting against me behind my back?

They want to keep me tied to this house to serve their whole family, while their son takes Widow Zhang to the south to live a better life!

They have a wonderful plan. They want me to raise two children by myself and take care of these two old bastards. Do I owe the Li family anything?

Do you know how worried and anxious I was when they said Boss Li was missing?

I travel all over the world, to train stations, docks, and the streets and alleys of mirages.

I'm not afraid of him disappearing, I'm just afraid something might happen to him!